Footage from Houthi-run media shows the Rubymar,a British-registered,Lebanese-operated cargo vessel,listing and disappearing into the water.
The Australian-supported strikes,aimed at targets associated with Houthi militants,were intended to degrade their ability to attack ships in sea lanes critical for trade.
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British and US-led strikes targeted 36 Houthi targets in Yemen overnight. The militant group says it has no intention of scaling back their own attacks in the Red Sea.
Days after an attack that killed three troops,the US is preparing to retaliate with a multi-tiered response but risks escalating tensions even further in the Middle East.
The attack was the first time the Houthis directly targeted a US warship since the rebels began their Red Sea assaults on shipping in October
The Yemen-based Houthis are continuing their harassment campaign of commercial and military ships despite significant strikes by US and allied militaries.
Iran earlier launched a missile strike said to be targeting a militant group in Pakistan. Also,the US launched a new strike against the Yemen-based Houthis.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired an anti-ship cruise missile toward an American warship in the Red Sea,it was shot down in the latest attack roiling global shipping.
It came as the US president warned Iran to stay out of the conflict and after Houthi militants vowed to respond to US and UK strikes carried out with the support of Australia in Yemen.